Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 Repair

System:

• Model Number: 16IRX9H
• CPU: Intel Core i9-14900HX, 24 Core (8 Performance, 16 Efficiency), 32 threads, 2.2GHz Base/ 5.80GHz Turbo (Performance), 1.6GHz Base/4.1GHz Turbo (Efficiency)
• CPU Cache: 36MB L3, 32MB L2, 2.1MB L1
• CPU Power: 55w base, 125w PL1, 185w PL2 (Default)
• Integrated Graphics: Intel UHD 770 for 14th Generation Intel Processors, 1.65GHz clock, 32 Execution Units, 15w TGP
• GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (12GB, 2280MHz boost, 175w TGP)*, Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (16GB, 2040MHz boost, 175w TGP)*
• Chipset: Intel HM770
• Monitor Support: 4 (Internal + 3 External via HDMI and USB-C)
• Memory: DDR5, 2 SODIMM Slots, 32GB DDR5-5600 max offering, up to 192GB*
• Storage: 2xNVMe M.2 2280 Slots, PCIe 4.0 x4, 1TB (Samsung 980 Pro OEM), up to 4TB per slot*
• Battery: 80Wh or 99.9Wh
• Audio Chip: Realtek ALC3306
• Speakers: Stereo speakers (super linear speaker), 2W x2, audio by HARMAN, optimized with Nahimic Audio, Smart Amplifier (AMP)
• Display: 16in 2560x1600 IPS Anti-glare, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 100% DCI-P3, 240Hz, 10 bit, DisplayHDR™ 400, Dolby Vision^®, NVIDIA^® G-SYNC^®, Advanced Optimus support, TÜV Rheinland^® Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland^® High Gaming Performance, 89° Viewing Angle, 500 nits, X-Rite Color Calibration
• Keyboard: 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad, key travel 1.5mm, cap recess 0.3mm, Per-key RGB backlight (with lighting lens on the front side) or White backlight
• Touchpad: Buttonless Mylar^® surface multi-touch touchpad, supports Precision TouchPad (PTP), 75 x 120 mm (2.95 x 4.72 inches)
• Camera: FHD 1080p, with E-shutter, fixed focus or HD 720p, with E-shutter, fixed focus
• Microphone: Dual Microphone array
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro, Home, or No OS
• Cooling: Vapor Chamber, Liquid Metal (CPU), PTM7958 (GPU), Dual Fan (Air)*

I/O:

• 4x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps), 2nd port on back is always on at 5v 2a
• 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), PD 140w, Displayport 1.4, 4K 60Hz
• 1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps, PCIe), USB4 (40Gbps), Displayport 1.4, 4K 60Hz
• 1x HDMI 2.1, up to 8K 60Hz
• 1x Headphone jack (Combo Mic/Stereo Audio)
• 1x Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek RTL8168)
• 1x Lenovo Slim Tip Power Connector, 330w

Design:

• Dimensions: 363.5 x 262.1 x 21.95-25.9 mm (14.31 x 10.32 x 0.86-1.02 inches)
• Weight: Around 2.62 kg (5.78 lbs)
• Case Color: Eclipse black
• Case Material: Aluminium (top), aluminium (bottom)

Connectivity:

• WLAN + Bluetooth: Wi-Fi^® 6E, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi^® + Bluetooth^® 5.3, M.2 card or Intel^® Killer™ Wi-Fi^® 6E AX1675i, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi^® + Bluetooth^® 5.3, M.2 card
• Ethernet: Gigabit Ethernet, 1x RJ-45, supports Wake-on-LAN, Realtek RTL8168

Features:

• Tobii Eye Tracking
• AI Chip: LA2-Q
• TPM 2.0
• Self-healing BIOS

Notes:

• Using more than 32GB of RAM will lower the memory speed from 5600MT/s to 5200MT/s
• Dual sided SSDs are not supported
• The RTX 4080 Laptop GPU is based on AD104, and the 4090 Laptop GPU is based on AD103
• Comes pre-installed with McAfee Livesafe
• Nahimic, the audio software this device comes with, is known to be difficult to remove if the user does not wish to have it. It often behaves like malware, and a successful attempt at uninstalling usually renders the audio inoperable.
• Lenovo Vantage is pre-installed on this device, however, the community generally recommends Lenovo Legion Toolkit (a 3rd party toolkit) instead, as Vantage can be privacy invasive
• PTM7958 isn't available to normal consumers, however, PTM7950 is the closest alternative to PTM7958 that is available to consumers should you need it.
• Be VERY careful when dealing with Liquid Metal. Liquid Metal is conductive, and if you do end up getting any on the board, you run a high risk of killing the device. You should not touch the liquid metal cooling unless you are sure you know what you are doing
• Keyboards on this device can sometimes fail, while it does not affect every model, some have issues with trace failure.
• Can be tricky to use with Linux, especially due to Nvidia GPUs limiting themselves to 80w, it is however possible to set it to 175w.
• The bottom of the laptop can be hard to pry open due to strong plastic clips, you may need to use a bit of force to pull off the bottom. Do not use excessive force, however, you may damage parts of the device that way.

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